TLO's CalorieKing Blog
2 Weeks In
Monday, January 21st 2008
Hi Everybody, it's been 2 weeks on CK and i'm doing very well, i think. i've lost 17 pounds in those 2 weeks, which is wonderful, but i find myself falling into that trap of thinking that can go on forever. WRONG! it's slowing down and i can feel it. now is when i usually crash and burn, but not this time!!let me ask all of you this, do you weigh yourselves everyday? i do, and i'm wondering if that is the right thing to do. for example, this weekend i did particularly well with exercise, wa...
Eating too Little
Friday, January 18th 2008
I have an interesting dilemma...i actually can't eat enough!I am supposed to have 2000 net calories a day, but rarely do i even reach 1000.
The issue is that i had gastric bypass in 2001 and even though it's been that long, i still can't eat very much at any one time. So...if i eat 3 meals plus 2 snacks, of good nutrient rich food there is no way to reach 2000.
my question is this...should i eat some empty calories to get me to the number? should i have some junk food and simply limit th...
I Have A Treadmill!
Thursday, January 17th 2008
After several cyberboots from my new friends at CK, I bought a Treadmill today! it is up and running and my wife and i have committed to spend the evenings taking turns holding our 5 month old daughter while the other one walks for a while and goes absolutely nowhere! Thanks to all of you for your support and kindness. i am just simply amazed that i can type a few thoughts in this box and some very fine people are not only going to read them, but take the time to actually respond with nothing bu...I have weaknesses
Wednesday, January 16th 2008
ok, blog entry 2. i have weaknesses. i hate exercise(more on this later) and i can't watch a movie at the theatre without popcorn. i'm like pavlov's freakin' dogs!!! the previews start and my mouth starts watering like hurricane flippin' hattie. i can't control it! i give in everytime. looks like i'll be limiting my movie visits.on the exercise front, it's never been my thing. i did sports as a child, but even then i hated running. walking is ok, but boring.
i always find a way to talk mys...
A New Beginning
Friday, January 11th 2008
hi everybody, i'm tony. i'm a newbie and very excited about calorie king. i'll be 40 next month. my wife amy and i are the proud parents of a 4 year old son and a 5 month old daughter. life is good. i have been overweight my entire life. i can't remember a time when it wasn't a part of my life. the funny thing is, it never really stopped me from doing what i want to do...until i reached my mid thirties and had kids. my highest weight ever was 550 lbs. in 2001 i had gastric bypass and lost 150 an...